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China: Horse Racing To ReturnThe government has approved regular horse racing at the Orient Lucky City racecourse in Wuhan, the main city in Hubei Province, starting in September, and is considering allowing legal gambling on the races next year on a trial basis, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Gambling, popular in pre-Communist China, has been illegal since the Communists came to power in 1949 and deemed it a major vice, along with opium. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationTerror Suspect Fled Prison Through Window, Singapore Says...Afghan Mission Is Reviewed as Concerns Rise... 300 Inmates Break Out of Indian Jail... India’s Whiskey-Drinking Elite Make Room for Wine... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - China: Horse Racing To Return |
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